Assault at Apts. Near Aberdeen Train Station

ABERDEEN TOWNSHIP, NJ - On Tuesday of this week, a man said he was assaulted by two men at the Apartments at Aberdeen Station, the rental apartment complex near the Matawan/Aberdeen train station. The man, from Sayreville, told police he assaulted by two black male subjects while he was visiting the apartment complex. He needed stitches, Aberdeen Police Chief John Powers told Patch.

The two males fled on foot. Matawan officers and a K-9 from the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office assisted with a search of the area, but the individuals could not be located. The Sayreville man was treated and released from Bayshore Community Hospital.

In other Aberdeen/Matawan crime blotter news:

• Sandy Truss, 25, Carteret, was charged with aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose after officers responded to a report of a fight in the 800 block of Prospect Ave. on Dec. 8. Read Patch's full story on that here.
• A 28-year-old Aberdeen man was charged with theft of services after he refused to pay a taxicab driver his fare on December 12.
• A 19-year-old Matawan woman was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and motor vehicle offenses following a motor vehicle stop on Hwy. 35 on December 12. A 20-year-old male passenger from Old Bridge was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.
• On December 7 a resident of Marlboro reported that someone entered her vehicle while she was shopping at the Shop Rite store on Lloyd Rd. and stole several personal items.
• On December 10 a resident of Church St. reported that someone entered his home the previous evening and took cash.
• P.O. Jessica McDougall responded to a report of suspicious persons on Beaver Place on December 12.